The digital vinyl combat has heated up with Native Instruments’ announcement of Traktor Pro and Traktor Scratch Pro.
On the software end, Traktor Pro features revised functions such as cueing and looping, extended MIDI syncing, incremental track search, portable collection and setting files, dedicated key correction and filter sections for each deck. Traktor Scratch Pro includes both Tracktor Pro Software and the Audio 8 DJ interface with a set of time-coded vinyl and CD’s.
Serato Scratch Live has long been the standard in the world of digital vinyl, but things have just gotten even more interesting now that the announcement has been made about their creative partnership Ableton. “Ableton and Serato take different approaches to modern musical performance,” says Ableton CEO Gerhard Behles, “But both companies live by the … Read more
Software developer TVCSC has further contributed to cellie based music production with their iStylophone base on the 1960’s Dubreq Stylophone, which was billed as a pocket electronic organ. $5.95 gets you all the pocket organ fun you can handle. [via Crave]
Pharrell talks about energy and transcendence, then pushes an inferior operating system on his fans who are already very aware of the superiority of *NIX computing (Mac, Linux, Unix). Thumbs down Pharrell… we all know that you use an iPhone.
Digidesign Software Strategist Scott Church guides us through new features in Pro Tools 8, including customizing and navigating the user interface… get ready!
Digidesign has just announced that the upcoming release of Pro Tools 8, which includes features and updates such as new plugins, five new virtual instruments, along with additional scoring MIDI, editiing, and mixing capabilities. There’s no final word on when we can expect the update, but this appears to be pretty significant for those considering … Read more
Audio Damage has announced the release of their "vintage" style Rough Rider compressor. "Perfect for adding compression effects to your drum buss, it also sounds great with synth bass, clean guitar, and backing vocals. Definitely not an all-purpose compressor, Rough Rider is at its best when used to add pump to rhythmic tracks." It’s a … Read more
The latest version 4.5 of Steinberg Cubase and Cubase Studio has been released with a number of changes including advanced integration of Steinberg hardware, Improved support of Yamaha hardware, and VST Sound, (makes the entire process of finding and working with any form of media file including audio, loops, VSTi presets, videos, MIDI parts and … Read more
That’s right production fans… the latest version of Reaper has been released with a laundry list of added features and bug fixes including Solo in Front, mute fades, multimedia keyboard key support, MIDI note folding, and more. For those looking for a viable Windows/Mac DAW alternative, the $50 reduced price licensing fee certainly can’t be beat.
Enjoy more screenshots after the jump, then head over the the Cockos website for more info regarding the update.
